Table-service device.



SARAH ANDERSON, 0F RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

TABLE-SERVICE DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Application filed July 22, 1911. Serial No. 639,935.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known. that I, SARAH ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ridgewood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Table-Service Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to table service devices and particularly to a container adapted for the reception of griddle cakes, the object of the invention being'to provide means, whereby the'heat of the cakes can be retained until it is desired to serve the same. a

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several 'views: Figure 1 is a side View of the device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough. The device comprises a container 1 which includes the cylindrical main body walls 2,-

the bottom 3, and the top 4:. The bottom 3 is disposed above the lower edges of the walls 2, and as illustrated, the edges of the bottom are upset, at 5, to securely embrace the lower edges of the walls 2, being soldered or otherwise suitably secured thereto.

The top 4 forms the heating and supportingsurt'ace for the cakes to be cooked, and as illustrated, said top is provided with the inner spaced walls 6 and 7 which define the heating chamber 8 which is .arranged in direct communication with the chamber 9 defined by' the bottom 3, the top 4, and the walls 2 of the structure. The top t is also formed with a bottom-sup 'mrting portion 10 which is disposed in the same general {plane preferably, with the main body por-. tion of the top and formed integrally with the outer' wall 11 of'the top, the last named wall being upset, at 1 2, andarrangedin embracing relation with the walls 2 at the upper edges thereof. The walls 7 "and 11 are-suitably spaced from each other-so as to provide a cover'receiving space 14 which is adapted to' receijve the-lower. portion of the cover or hood'15. A hollow filling member I 17 to prevent the escape of the steam from the heating chamber. A spring 18 on the member 16 engages the said cover 17 and holds thesame in a closed position. At the sides, the walls 2 are provided with suitable lifting handles 19.

In use, griddle cakes or the like after being fried are placed upon the top 1 of the device so as to be embraced by the wall 6, hot water first having been placed in the chamber 9 so as to thoroughly heat the walls of the device. The steam rising iron. the hot water in the chamber will escape into the heating chamber 8 to be utilized in thoroughly heating the wall 6, thereby providing for the most el't'ective application of the heat to that point upon the structure .upon which the articles in which the heat is to be retained are placed. The space 1a is somewhat in excess to the diameter of the walls'of the cover 15 so that the water of condensation which may collect on the inner surfaceof the cover may drip into saidspace 14 and thereby held out of contact with the cakes.

I claim:

A serving dish comprising a member having a chamber portion adapted for the reception of a heating medium, and a top tray portion closing one endof. the cham-.

her and provided with a plurality of annular concentrically arr mged spaced avalls forming an intervening inner heating chamher and an outer cover-receivingspace, and a cover r'enlovably fitted to the tray mein-; ber andhaving a portion extending into the said cover-receiving space."

Ii -testimony whereof I a'lfix'mysigna turein presence-of twowitnesses.

1 'SARAH ANDERSON. lvitnessesg Jemxrn- M. Donnaws, CORNELIUS Dotmncs. 

